Best Bakery Restaurants in Murray Hill & Kips Bay (10016)
5 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
Dominique Ansel Workshop
High-end French pastry work from Dominique Ansel in a focused café.
Notable Picks
8.8
Dominique Ansel Workshop is a croissant-focused bakery and café attached to the chef’s production kitchen, turning out highly technical French viennoiserie in a low-key NoMad space. Locals treat it as the upgrade from a standard coffee run, dropping in for DKAs, laminated specials, and light savory bites before or after Madison Square Park.
Must-Try Dishes:
Croissant and pain au chocolat, Kouign amann, Seasonal fruit tart or cake slice
What makes it special: High-end French pastry work from Dominique Ansel in a focused café.
8.5
The Sydney-born Bourke Street Bakery’s NoMad outpost is a bright, all-day bakery known for serious sourdough, Australian-style meat pies, and deeply layered pastries. It’s where neighborhood regulars grab croissants and coffee in the morning, then come back for sausage rolls, sandwiches, and tarts later in the day.
Must-Try Dishes:
Sausage roll, Almond croissant, Maple bacon danish
What makes it special: Australian-style bakery with standout sourdough, pies, and laminated pastries.
8.3
Buttercup Bake Shop’s Madison Avenue location channels classic New York bakery nostalgia with a focus on buttercream-topped cupcakes, cheesecakes, and bars. Office workers and locals swing by for midday slices, late-night sugar fixes, and custom boxes for birthdays and celebrations.
Must-Try Dishes:
Red velvet cupcake, Buttercup Golden cupcake with vanilla frosting, Lemon cheesecake slice
What makes it special: Cupcake-focused bakery from a former Magnolia co-owner with robust desserts.
8.0
La Delice Pastry Shop is a long-running Kips Bay bakery dating back to the 1930s, known for its old-school cakes, cookies, and classic European-American pastries. Residents lean on it for birthday cakes, holiday trays, and inexpensive morning sweets that feel more neighborhood institution than polished café.
Must-Try Dishes:
Rainbow cookies, Petit fours and confetti cakes, Chocolate cannoli
What makes it special: Old-school neighborhood bakery baking cakes and cookies since the 1930s.
Worthy Picks
#5
Rose Bakery
7.7
Inside Dover Street Market, Rose Bakery serves vegetable-forward salads, quiche, and refined baked goods with a minimalist, fashion-adjacent café vibe. Shoppers and nearby office workers use it for lighter breakfasts, coffee breaks, and simple lunches that feel calmer than the surrounding neighborhood.
Must-Try Dishes:
Quiche of the day, Blueberry donut, Seasonal fruit tart
What makes it special: Design-forward café bakery tucked inside Dover Street Market’s fashion space.